Matt Doherty

“I under-performed, I realize that.”

“I haven't been hung up on the international scene, I'm not sitting there waiting on the Ireland squad to be announced to see if I am in it.”

“I did a video interview straight after the Scottish Cup Final and I reacted to some abuse from Twitter. Dangerous, of course. The Hibs fans took it that I didn't care... they took it all the wrong way.”

“I just played well and that gave me confidence.”

“There's talented players in the Ireland set-up and if we can get all us gelling together, you'll have a good team.”

“I just have to put even more focus and concentration in for 90 minutes and try to be mistake-free, while also expressing myself in the offensive parts of the field.”

“I used to not eat that well. I would have microwaveable dinners, like pasta. It was mixed in with your fizzy drinks and sweets. No good.”

“I've not played that much, obviously, and I want to play as much as I can.”

“I always wear a mask if I'm going to the shops.”

“There's no point in playing underage football until you are 23. You've got to be able to play in games, cope in men's football and that almost certainly means that you have to go to the lower leagues.”

“There are things I need to improve on and things I need to adapt to.”

“It is impossible to be social distancing while playing football.”

“You have to see the situations in games, you can't just rely on other people to do it.”

“You want to play as many games as possible, you want to stay sharp, and there is nothing like game fitness.”

“At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter who plays once we win the game, that's the most important thing.”

“Playing 90 minutes, you're absolutely shattered afterwards.”

“When players go into management, they might think they will bring their ideas forward, but when they get into it, it's difficult to do that.”

“I've been going absolutely insane! I've two kids, two-and-a-half and one-and-a-half at home.”

“I was in the team and then I had COVID and came out, and struggled to get back in.”

“Teams go behind in games all the time.”